Christina Lee, Head Photography Editor

The Bulldogs won the 140th Yale-Harvard showdown, defeating the Crimson with a final score of 34-29. This is the Bulldogs’ third consecutive victory against Harvard. With this win, the Bulldogs destroyed Harvard’s chances of becoming the sole Ivy League Champion — Harvard now shares the title with Dartmouth and Columbia.

3:42 p.m.

In a nail-biting finish, Yale beats Harvard with a final score of 34–29. They’ve stopped Harvard from solely claiming the Ivy Championship. Yalies are currently rushing the field.

— Kaitlyn Pohly ’26, Sports Editor

3:35 p.m.

YALE WINS FINAL SCORE 34–29

— Kaitlyn Pohly ’26, Sports Editor

3:30 p.m.

Harvard with a last-minute touchdown in the final 18 seconds of the game. Yale is still up by 5.

— Kaitlyn Pohly ’26, Sports Editor and Spencer King ’25, Senior Reporter

3:19 p.m.

Nick Conforti ’26 with a 46-yard field goal, bringing the score to 34–23.

— Kaitlyn Pohly ’26, Sports Editor

2:49 p.m.

Number 98 Dylan Yang ’26 down with an injury, walked off the field but in bad shape after a tough play on the line.

— Sienna Tejpaul ’27, Staff Reporter

2:45 p.m.

Josh Pitsenberger ’26 with a massive run starting with a catch on the left sideline ending with a touchdown on the right. Pitsenberger dodged three sets of tackles and kept his composure as he ran the ball 23 yards into the end zone.

— Sienna Tejpaul ’27, Staff Reporter

2:40 p.m.

David Pantelis ’26 with a huge 31-yard catch in the fourth quarter. After concerns over whether or not he’d play today after a bad fall last weekend against Princeton, he seems to be roaring back.

— Kaitlyn Pohly ’26, Sports Editor

2:33 p.m.

During the Saybrook Strip, the Saybrook College tradition to strip during the fourth quarter, Harvard comes roaring back. Score now 24–15 with less than 15 minutes left in the game.

— Kaitlyn Pohly ’26, Sports Editor

Christina Lee, Head Photography Editor

2:10 p.m.

About 40 pro-Palestinian protesters on the Yale spectator side chanted “disclose, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest” during the last five minutes of half time. Some protesters wore keffiyehs and some held signs with letters spelling out “Books not bombs.” On Harvard’s side of the stadium, other protesters held up signs and chanted at the same time. 

— Nora Moses and Ariela Lopez, Staff Reporters

Christina Lee, Head Photography Editor

2:15 p.m.

Abu Kamara ’26 with a pick six to put the bulldogs up 21-7 early in the third quarter.

— Kaitlyn Pohly ’26, Sports Editor and Sienna Tejpaul ’27, Staff Reporter

2:15 p.m.

Members of the Yale Marching Band have started cheering “take our glasses” from the sideline. Yale is still up 14–7.

— Kaitlyn Pohly ’26, Sports Editor

1:20 p.m.

Grant Jordan ’25 to Josh Pitsenberger ’26 runs left to the end zone, putting the Bulldogs up 14–7 with three minutes left before halftime.

— Kaitlyn Pohly ’26, Sports Editor and Sienna Tejpaul ’27, Staff Reporter

YuLin Zhen, Photography Editor

1:10 p.m.

Harvard throws deep to number 6 to tie up the game. Score now 7–7 going into the last 5 minutes of the half.

— Spencer King ’25, Senior Reporter and Sienna Tejpaul ’27, Staff Reporter

12:41 p.m.

Grant Jordan ’25 throws 13-yard pass to Chase Nenad ’25 for the first touchdown of the game. Bulldogs up 7-0.

— Sienna Tejpaul ’27, Staff Reporter

Christina Lee, Head Photography Editor

12:34 p.m.

University President Maurie McInnis predicted that The Game would be close, but that the Bulldogs will never give up and come out on top 34-31. She wrote to the News that she gave a pep talk to the team ahead of Saturday.

“I told them that thousands of football games are played across the country, but there is only one that is The Game,” McInnis wrote.

— Tristan Hernandez, Editor in Chief & President

Happy Game Day, Bulldogs!

At noon, the Yale football team (6–3, 3–3 Ivy) will look to pull off an upset against a heavily favored Harvard team (8–1, 5–1 Ivy) that is looking to end their season as sole champions of the Ivy League. 

Entering The Game, the Bulldogs will look to ride the momentum of two decisive victories against a Crimson team that has not lost a game since Sept. 28. Early indications seem to be that fans could be in for an offensive showdown, as the Bulldogs and Crimson are the two highest-scoring teams in the Ivy League, with Yale averaging 33.8 points per game and Harvard just behind at 33.0.

Despite the odds, Yale remains confident they can defeat their rivals to the north, with quarterback Grant Jordan ’25 saying simply, “Our best football hasn’t been played yet.”

You can check out a more in-depth preview of this year’s Yale-Harvard game.

The News will provide live updates here throughout The Game. Boola Boola!